Rooted in Family History: Archivist Reflects on Four Decades of Genealogical Research
Posted by Sean Adkins on Apr 9, 2020 in | Comments Off on Rooted in Family History: Archivist Reflects on Four Decades of Genealogical Research Jonathan Stayer had been working at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society for several weeks in 1985 when he received a call from the Pennsylvania State Archives. The PHMC bureau wanted to hire an archivist with experience in genealogical research and Stayer, who had previously worked for the archives surveying county records, was already immersed in the growing field of genealogy. Stayer...read more